/high-stakes-testing High Stakes Testing en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:50:57 GMT /policy-politics/5-ways-you-didnt-know-the-election-will-affect-k-12-schools/2024/10 Voters will weigh ballot items that affect funding for electric school buses, tax revenue for state education budgets, and more. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:50:57 GMT /policy-politics/5-ways-you-didnt-know-the-election-will-affect-k-12-schools/2024/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-students-shouldnt-have-to-pass-a-state-test-to-graduate-high-school/2024/10 There are better ways than high-stakes tests to think about whether students are prepared for their next step, writes a former high school teacher. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:59:49 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-students-shouldnt-have-to-pass-a-state-test-to-graduate-high-school/2024/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-state-exams-offer-pathways-for-some-not-all-learners/2023/04 A parent writes a letter to the editor detailing her child's experience with state exams in New York. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:00:58 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-state-exams-offer-pathways-for-some-not-all-learners/2023/04 /leadership/educational-inequality-4-moments-in-history-that-explain-where-we-are-today/2023/03 A new Columbia University report highlights how inequality was embedded in the creation of public education in the United States. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:43:01 GMT /leadership/educational-inequality-4-moments-in-history-that-explain-where-we-are-today/2023/03 /teaching-learning/states-have-soured-on-the-high-school-exit-exam-heres-why/2023/01 The pandemic is one reason, but interest has waned for some time in light of mixed research. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:00:19 GMT /teaching-learning/states-have-soured-on-the-high-school-exit-exam-heres-why/2023/01 /events/webinar/the-state-of-assessment-in-k-12-education-br What is the impact of assessment on K-12 education? What does that mean for administrators, teachers and most importantly—students? Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:47:06 GMT /events/webinar/the-state-of-assessment-in-k-12-education-br /policy-politics/opinion-what-should-school-accountability-look-like-in-a-time-of-covid/2021/01 Remote learning is not like in person, and after nine months of it, data are revealing how harmful COVID-19 has been to children's learning. Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:38:27 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-what-should-school-accountability-look-like-in-a-time-of-covid/2021/01 /policy-politics/where-bidens-choice-for-education-secretary-stands-on-key-k-12-issues/2020/12 Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, Biden's pick for education secretary, has taken positions on an array of K-12 issues. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 22:58:06 GMT /policy-politics/where-bidens-choice-for-education-secretary-stands-on-key-k-12-issues/2020/12 /teaching-learning/opinion-testing-students-this-spring-would-be-a-mistake/2020/12 High-stakes tests would tell us very little we can't know in other ways, writes a longtime assessment researcher. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:47:52 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-testing-students-this-spring-would-be-a-mistake/2020/12 /leadership/briefly-stated-stories-you-may-have-missed/2020/03 A collection of news stories you may have missed. Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:27:16 GMT /leadership/briefly-stated-stories-you-may-have-missed/2020/03 /leadership/eliminating-high-stakes-testing-may-not-lessen-most-teacher-turnover/2020/02 For many teachers, high-stakes testing is a major source of frustration—but they're not necessarily quitting over it. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:44 GMT /leadership/eliminating-high-stakes-testing-may-not-lessen-most-teacher-turnover/2020/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-its-time-to-end-timed-tests/2019/09 The research is clear that speed doesn't reflect intelligence, writes Alden S. Blodget. Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:37:57 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-its-time-to-end-timed-tests/2019/09 /leadership/opinion-there-is-rampant-distrust-in-education-heres-how-to-fix-that/2019/06 Is it possible to replace a culture of long-simmering distrust? Only if education leaders make some serious changes, writes Katherine Schultz. Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:28:12 GMT /leadership/opinion-there-is-rampant-distrust-in-education-heres-how-to-fix-that/2019/06 /teaching-learning/math-scores-slide-to-a-20-year-low-on-act/2018/10 The continuing decline in math achievement comes even as fewer students are taking the college-readiness exam. Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/math-scores-slide-to-a-20-year-low-on-act/2018/10 /teaching-learning/conn-stumbles-in-quest-to-use-sat-as-achievement-test/2018/09 The state's closely watched bid falls shy of full approval from federal reviewers. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:15:10 GMT /teaching-learning/conn-stumbles-in-quest-to-use-sat-as-achievement-test/2018/09 /teaching-learning/was-the-sat-leaked-six-questions-answered/2018/09 Rumors are circulating that the exam reused questions from a test given in Asia last fall. Here's what you need to know. Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:15:02 GMT /teaching-learning/was-the-sat-leaked-six-questions-answered/2018/09 /teaching-learning/suit-targets-act-on-student-privacy/2018/08 The lawsuit alleges that the testmaker "stigmatizes" student with disabilities by flagging their test scores for colleges. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 23:43:53 GMT /teaching-learning/suit-targets-act-on-student-privacy/2018/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-we-all-need-to-get-smarter-about-testing/2018/07 What is “assessment literacy,” and why should we all care about it? Testing expert W. James Popham explains. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 23:27:14 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-we-all-need-to-get-smarter-about-testing/2018/07 /policy-politics/states-slow-to-adopt-essas-testing-flexibility/2018/01 Two years after the Every Student Succeeds Act passed, few seem eager to let districts give a nationally recognized college entrance exam in place of the state assessment for high school accountability. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:15:39 GMT /policy-politics/states-slow-to-adopt-essas-testing-flexibility/2018/01 /policy-politics/a-cheating-scandal-rocked-atlanta-efforts-to-help-affected-students-still-fall-short/2017/12 After the largest cheating scandal in U.S. history, the district attempts to give extra support to some students who were impacted. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 06:15:00 GMT /policy-politics/a-cheating-scandal-rocked-atlanta-efforts-to-help-affected-students-still-fall-short/2017/12 /teaching-learning/video-the-aftermath-of-the-atlanta-test-cheating-scandal/2017/10 Eleven Atlanta educators convicted of conspiracy in one of the nation’s largest cheating scandals are just now beginning their appeals, more than two years after they were sentenced to prison. Nearly 200 educators in Atlanta public schools were caught up in the scandal, suspected of erasing and correcting student answers on standardized tests, in order to boost scores. They were under enormous pressure from the federal No Child Left Behind law and from their own superintendent, Beverly Hall, who set targets even higher than the federal government. Thousands of students were impacted, and now, many years later, the district has set up a program to offer extra help to those students who remain in Atlanta public schools. We spoke with those at the heart of the case – an educator, the judge, the district attorney, and students who are about to graduate. Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:56:06 GMT /teaching-learning/video-the-aftermath-of-the-atlanta-test-cheating-scandal/2017/10 /leadership/indiana-testing-woes-fuel-electoral-battles/2016/10 Political heartburn continues in the Hoosier State over high-stakes assessments, with the issue spilling over into this year's contests for governor and state schools superintendent. Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:37:03 GMT /leadership/indiana-testing-woes-fuel-electoral-battles/2016/10 /leadership/opinion-leadership-response-to-the-demand-for-change/2016/06 Leaders in this century must be leaders of change. In their discernment role, they must also determine the change to embrace and the one to resist. Tue, 14 Jun 2016 09:43:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-leadership-response-to-the-demand-for-change/2016/06 /policy-politics/the-every-student-succeeds-act-an-essa-overview/2016/03 2015's Every Student Succeeds Act rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy. Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:57:13 GMT /policy-politics/the-every-student-succeeds-act-an-essa-overview/2016/03 /leadership/advocacy-group-slams-states-for-overtesting-other-policies/2016/02 Many states rely too heavily on standardized testing, open their doors too easily to charters and vouchers, and fall short in supporting teachers, the Network for Public Education says. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:37:30 GMT /leadership/advocacy-group-slams-states-for-overtesting-other-policies/2016/02 /teaching-learning/parcc-scores-lower-for-students-who-took-exams-on-computers/2016/02 The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers acknowledged the discrepancies in scores between its paper and computer exams in response to questions from Education Week. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:03:37 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-scores-lower-for-students-who-took-exams-on-computers/2016/02 /policy-politics/test-participation-mandate-puts-states-on-spot/2016/01 Despite the rise of the testing opt-out movement, states are still on the hook to assure that 95 percent of eligible students take state exams in English/language arts and math. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 02:30:14 GMT /policy-politics/test-participation-mandate-puts-states-on-spot/2016/01 /teaching-learning/states-move-to-issue-high-school-diplomas-retroactively/2016/01 69´«Ă˝ who never passed the required high school exit exam are getting their diplomas under new laws passed in at least six states. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 02:09:12 GMT /teaching-learning/states-move-to-issue-high-school-diplomas-retroactively/2016/01 /policy-politics/opt-out-activists-aim-to-build-on-momentum-in-states/2016/01 Though testing mandates remain under ESSA, those aiming to rein in assessments say the new law's flexibility for states may work to their advantage. Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:25:16 GMT /policy-politics/opt-out-activists-aim-to-build-on-momentum-in-states/2016/01 /teaching-learning/parcc-expands-states-options-on-testing/2015/11 States get the chance to buy only parts of the consortium's common-core-aligned tests, instead of the whole system, and can pick their own vendor. Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:47:00 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-expands-states-options-on-testing/2015/11